NH Society of Professional Engineers Board of Directors Meeting Minutes DATE: September 17, 2008 Matthew Low, PE (Pres)* 6:00 p.m. to 8:00pm Dan Hudson, PE (Past Pres)* Paul Schmidt, PE (Hse. of Delegates)* Steven Lehmann, PE (Vice Pres)* Location: John DiGenova, PE (Sec)* Hoyle, Tanner Veronica Thibodeau-Carter, PE (Dir)* 150 Dow Street Gregg Comstock, PE (Dir)* Manchester, NH 03101 *Voting Board Member Craig Bailey, PE (Dir)* Roch Larochelle, PE Matt Low called the meeting to order at 6:10 PM. OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS 1. UNH Student Projects (Matt L.) Matt L. reported that a letter was sent to UNH last summer concerning the oversight and nature of student projects. Copies were sent to the Joint Board of Licensure and Certification and the Attorney Generals Office. Matt L. summarized the history of NHSPE and UNH over this issue. A letter from the Joint Board of Licensure was received by NHSPE in August 2008, see Attachment No. 1. Several suggestions were entertained on how NHSPE should proceed. - Paul stated that Craig Musselman had recommended publishing an article in PE magazine about the actions of UNH. - Roch suggested a phone conversation with UNH and to offer them a chance to meet. - Veronica suggested aid with the student projects. How can we help UNH, in particular the students? - Roch and Matt L will meet with SENH next week to discuss this topic and obtain their input. It was generally agreed by the group that the relationship between NHSPE and UNH is of value and efforts should be made to appease the situation prior to taking more antagonistic but necessary actions for the protection of the public. Matt L. will call Dean Klewicki to set-up a meeting. 2. Treasurer s Report Matt L. reports that NHSPE s budget for FY08 has been received from Tom French. The budget was reviewed by the group. The following changes were made: Expenses - reduce Item 3 from $14,000 to $13,500 - reduce Item 7 from $4,500 to $3,500 - reduce Item 11 from $750 to $700 Revenue - resolve item 3 and item 5 (double counting?) FY08 - add $500 to item 8 Dan motions to adopt the budget as amended, Veronica seconds and the motion is approved by the group. Notably there can be only one paid attendee at the National Meeting in St. Louis this year. Matt L. and Dan agree that NHSPE accounting needs some professional oversight and input. Dan motions to approve a contract with Accountant David Penchansky for professional assistance with NHSPE accounts, Veronica seconds and the motion is approved by the group. 2008-09-17 NHSPE BOD Meeting Minutes - Final (2).doc
3. Society Governance 4. Professional Development and Continuing Education September 24, 2008 - UNH Stormwater Center - Dan reports that the meeting is full. (50 people shall attend) October 2-4 NE Regional Meeting, Portland, ME Matt L. reports that 5 board members will attend the NE regional meeting in Portland. October 9 NH Joint Societies Conference, Manchester, NH Roch reports that the conference is a go and that it will be well attended. The registration deadline is the end of the month. The final brochure will be released shortly. 5. Public Image and Student Outreach NHSPE John Alger Memorial Scholarship Report Matt L. reports that scholarships went out. Steve adds that the checks were sent out recently. Teacher s Award Report Dan and Matt L. reports that they have revamped the award (see Attachment No. 2). Dan indicated that this notice was originally sent out by mail and later by email in previous years. Matt L. will finalize the award request form and release in the near future. MATHCOUNTS Report Gregg reports that funding for MATHCOUNTS still needs some help. Ben Pratt will follow-up with article for the Observer. John reports that National MATHCOUNTS has finally cut a check. Student Outreach - Amendment to HB1282 on Pre-engineering Technology Curriculum Matt L. will speak with Judy Houston about the recent flood of emails concerning school needs for engineering support. What email list is Judy using? Observer Dan reports that articles are due September 22 nd. John reports that Erin is looking for someone to draft the article for the NERM. Paul indicates that he will draft this article. UNH October Career Fair Matt L. will check dates. Group will decide if NHSPE will be attending the October Career Fair. 5. Government Affairs Legislative Tracking Initiatives Report Matt L. will call Phil Decker and find out how he tracked legislation. Veronica volunteered to track legislation in the future. 6. State Society Collaboration September 25 th SENH Board Meeting Matt L. and Roch will meet with SENH next week to discuss how the Joint Engineering Society Money will be officially stored and utilized. UNH senior projects will also be discussed during this meeting. February 19, 2009: E-Week Matt L reports that Dr. Henry Petroski is not available for the eweek banquet. Roch indicated that Governor Lynch has been asked but cannot commit until immediately before the event. Craig reports that the Conference Center has been booked. Erin Wood to draft an article concerning the schedule and requirements for the Engineer of the Year (EOY) and Young Engineer of the Year (YEOY) awards. Matt L. suggests that the group vote next month on NHSPE nominees for the EOY and YEOY. A shorter speaker time was discussed. Other ideas for speakers were also discussed. 2008-09-17 NHSPE BOD Meeting Minutes - Final (2).doc
7. Membership Membership Report Matt L. reports that he spoke with Walter Durack. Historically the 6 month free members do not renew their memberships. Walter can track the 6 month members and contact them prior to them becoming a nonrenewal. Membership Outreach Phone Calls / Talking Points Matt L reports that we currently have about 220 members. The membership outreach would work as follows: each board member would call, say, 15 members and ask what they like or dislike about NHSPE. At the same time contact information for the Member could be verified. Larry Dwyer will develop telephone talking points to aid in this discussion. Development of State-Centric Tri-fold Matt L. spoke with Matt Purcell about the Tri-fold. Matt P. indicated that the Tri-fold is just about complete. Electronic Distribution of Observer Dan will investigate further about what our costs would be just to publish the Observer and go to an electronic distribution. Group will discuss further during future meetings. 8. National/Regional & Other Issues Brad Aldrich Continuing Education Proposal Matt L. reports that Brad Aldrich (NSPE) has put together a proposal for free on-line Continuing Education Seminars (see Attachment No. 3). Brad is looking for feedback about such a program. This proposal was discussed by the group and is viewed as a very positive service. Paul Schmidt will respond positively to the proposal. NSPE NE Regional Meeting in Portland, ME (October 2-4, 2008) Matt L. reports that Larry Dwyer, Paul Schmidt, and Matt L. will attend the NERM in Portland. Dan motions to send the Larry, Paul, and Matt to the NERM with a budget of $350 each for attendance, Veronica seconds, and the motion is approved by the group. Paul motions to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 PM, Gregg seconds and the motion is approved by the group. Respectfully Submitted, John G. DiGenova, P.E. 2008-09-17 NHSPE BOD Meeting Minutes - Final (2).doc